[ girl meets reality ]

the (deafening) concert

Naia collected herself, trying her best not to scream and cry due to excitement, but it was really happening. They were on stage, and Michael was already into the intro of Carry On, erupting so many feels. Tiana and Lulu were already singing along and apparently little brother was screaming his lungs out, and older brother just cheered along.

She felt so happy, thus she joined in.

They were singing along to Carry On, and before Hey Everybody could start, people from their section were thrashing their way to the reserved seating part, and they tried to join along, but apparently it was secluded and they were pushed to the back.

It all happened so fast, Tiana and Lulu were making their way back, and little brother really wanted to try and sneak in, but older brother was pulling him by the collar of his white shirt and somehow Naia lost grip on Tiana's hand, and was crashing into someone who was really taller than her. He pushed her to the side, and Naia winced, trying to stabilize her steps since it was dark and she wasn't sure where to go.

But before she could call out for Tiana or Lulu, a hand was tugging on her wrist and her eyes were met with the familiar pair of eyes that gave her a sense of comfort, even though there was no name to them.

"You okay?" he asked, worry in his tone, his eyes roaming her body down to her wrists where he had his grip on them. They were so small in his hands, and he couldn't help but smile a bit, but stopping before she could've thought that he was weird.

"Yeah," Naia shouted over the deafening screams and speakers, "c'mon, let's get a better view from the back," she nudged her head with a smile, and little brother was already pulling the both of them by the arms so they could find a great position.

Having spotted Tiana and Lulu from a far, they gestured to a part where the view was okay, not much to expect since they were at the back, and compared to the crowding section in the front, they were pretty much comfortable where they were. But Naia wasn't really amused by it, how was she going to let Calum see where she was?

"hmph," she slumped, "there's no way Calum's going to see us here," she mumbled under her breath, but all of them were positive of what they heard, and while Tiana and Lulu thought it was absurd, they still said it was okay. It was a concert, so they would still be having fun nevertheless.

Older brother on the other hand was frustrated, how could she be so clueless? This wasn't a fan fiction, there was no way stuff like that was going to happen, and this Calum figure was already making him ready to jump on someone.

Not like he was jealous or anything, pft, why would he be?

All of them were screaming when the Australian lads were talking about how a crowd they were, and people were cheering, and everyone was so loud, Naia couldn't help but join along. Let's just say, she was probably screaming her throat dry. That was going to definitely leave a mark on her throat the next day.

"Alright," Luke said into the microphone, "Let's go,"

And with that, the crowd erupted into screams once again, and Naia's face immediately lit up at the sudden recognition. "Disconnected! Disconnected! I love this song, it's my alarm!"

Older brother smiled, she was so adorable, getting excited over small things like a song being her alarm, but he didn't object, they were at a concert anyways. Everyone had their rights to fan girl like crazy.

"I like the summer rain, I like the sounds you make, we put the world away, we get so disconnected," all of them sang along, and Lulu had her phone in the recording mode as she recorded it all. Naia made a note to ask for her number so they could exchange videos or something. It wouldn't be a bad idea.